I SAVED £125 on our last leccy bill

martinlewisfanclub

Thanks Kitty for some really useful advice. I'm not a fan of and don't use a microwave for much more than reheating tea although I did do a delicious sticky toffee pud in 4 minutes from a recipe on here somewhere and recently melted some choc for crispy cakes and it worked (I was surprised for some reason!).
I'm going to try your soapnuts too - good to get a recommendation that things really work. A previous post mentioned all the sheets and towels for laundry. Don't you think that these days, many people shower and wear fresh clothes daily so don't really need the high temps and fastidious laundering (although there's nothing nicer than freshly line dried sheets). I tend to go mad washing on days like this when I know the temp is due to reach 27o down here then rain for 3 days! Have a nice day!

Antispam

We use the washer balls and don't use all the washing powder as described on the box and washing is fine on low energy setting, mind you don't have heavy soiled clothes

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I put my new digital fridge/freezer thermometer in today. The reading is taken outside the fridge. Fridge/freezer is a neff and the neff numbers by the thermostat, inside, are approximate degrees. 8 is too warm ie it is reaching 8.3 degrees. It is not a safe temperature so I am going back down to 6. I am glad I know for sure now. I just wish you could hire these bits of kit instead of buying them. I didn`t want to get a cheap metal thermometer, or an analogue one as I wanted a very accurate reading for peace of mind. Oh well, it should last me for years and it will be useful in the winter, when I may be able to change the fridge thermostat to 8. Today the room temp is 22.

u109230

katieowl wrote: »

Does anyone know WHAT is the recommended temperature for a freezer to run at?

I replaced our fridge and freezers last year for new more efficient models but that and my other electricity saving measures appear not to have had the SLIGHTEST difference.

"E on" are now known as "F off" in this house after they told me they wanted to put my already steep IMHO £110 monthly direct debit payment up to £200 a month - which I refused to do - Long boring story - which will probably end in (my) tears.

I turn everything off at the wall too, have low energy bulbs all over the place, etc, etc, makes not the slightest bit of difference agains the price rises we have had.


Regards

Kate

I think it's -18c or below for freezers. Check out this http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/EnvironmentalServices/foodhygieneandstandards/fsp1.pdf